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Chapter 1358 Change
The Cardinal Council was the highest military institution in the Sui Dynasty, on the same level as the three provinces. It was directly under the jurisdiction of the emperor and was only responsible to the emperor, thus forming a de facto separation of military and political power.

Its office was naturally located in the imperial city, with a separate large courtyard for the Cardinal's Office, which made it convenient to report military affairs to the emperor in a timely manner.

Yang Guang only set up high-level officials of the Cardinal Council, such as the Marshal, the Deputy Marshal, the other generals of the Sixteen Guards, and a bunch of other generals who were selected, but he did not set up the subordinate departments, nor did he clarify the responsibilities of each general.

The meaning is very simple, that is, Wang Yan should study on his own how to arrange so many people in power. Of course, he will have to report to Yang Guang in detail and explain his thoughts afterwards.

On the second day of the grand court meeting, Wang Yan officially took office as the Grand Marshal of the Army of the whole country, and began to reform the army of the Sui Dynasty under the instruction of Yang Guang.

Just as Wang Yan had said to Shi Wansui before, he already had a plan.

The Military Strategy Hall is located under the Cardinal Palace, which is the office of the entire Cardinal Palace.

A military academy was set up to train officers at all levels. At the same time, scholars from poor families were recruited, literacy education was provided in the army, training plans were formulated, etc.

There was a Wubei Hall, which was responsible for weapons research, overall management of the arsenal, supervision of warship construction, etc.

A transfer hall was set up to be responsible for the centralized dispatch of logistics, food, and military equipment, which was equivalent to a transport troop.

A military discipline hall is set up to be responsible for military discipline, supervision and law enforcement, and to supervise the battles in wartime.

There is a merit evaluation hall, which is responsible for verifying military merits, post-war pensions, promotion evaluation, military welfare, etc.

A Shanhaitang was set up to carry out surveys and mapping of mountains and rivers in all regions, as well as conduct related military research, determine important strategic locations in various places, and other related matters such as military intelligence.

The hall officials were all generals of various ranks. Wang Yan personally led the Military Strategy Hall, Shi Wansui was the left general, in charge of the affairs of the Military Discipline Hall, the Examination Hall, and the Mountain and Sea Hall, and He Ruobi was the right general, in charge of the affairs of the Military Lecture Hall, the Military Preparation Hall, and the Transportation Hall.

Under the six halls, there are various other functional departments, such as the schools and libraries of the Military Academy, the swords, bows and crossbows, and warships of the Wubei Hall, the food escort and road and bridge troops of the Zhuanyun Hall, the mapping and military intelligence of the Shanhai Hall, etc., with detailed responsibilities and specific implementation.

This is a top management team, and the mountains and seas, performance appraisals, military discipline, transportation, and military academies must be set up vertically at the local level.

Right now the Great Sui Dynasty is safe and sound, so the whole army is holding a large-scale competition to select talents to serve in these government offices. It is also a survey of the combat effectiveness of the Great Sui army.

As for the 16 guards that Yang Guang originally reformed, Wang Yan did not make any adjustments. After all, the original leader was happy about this reform, and he changed it again. It would be strange if Yang Guang was happy.

He further clarified the number of local troops.

At present, the Sui Dynasty had 192 prefectures and 1284 counties, including the newly acquired grasslands. He stipulated that a county should have a -man team, and the county seat should have a -man team.

With these two combined, there were 320,000 professional troops in the country to maintain local stability. At the same time, it was stipulated that soldiers from all places should serve in different places, at least in different counties.

The navy was renamed the navy and expanded to a strength of 60,000 people, divided into three routes, one stationed in Donglai, one stationed in Jiangdu, and one stationed in Jian'an, to control the sea on a larger scale and crack down on smuggling.

At the same time, the expansion of the navy also means that the Sui Dynasty will have greater investment and gains in maritime trade. There are mountains of gold and silver outside, all kinds of resources, and bringing them back is profit. The consumption of maintaining the navy, the navy can make money by going out and getting things back, and the navy soldiers are all well-fed and well-drinking.

The reform presided over by Wang Yan this time mainly strengthened the supervision of the navy. There was no expansion in the past, and it was also due to concerns in this regard. The navy was too free and could not be restricted.

At present, the navy is divided into three parts, and military discipline and performance supervision are added, which can be regarded as a corresponding check and balance. It is impossible for all three teams to defect. If one unit is retained, or even a ship and a few hundred naval soldiers are retained, the Sui Dynasty can quickly rebuild the navy and hunt down the defecting naval teams all over the world. The Sui Dynasty has the strength to do so.

As for the very large border troops, they were not moved lightly and still maintained their original status. However, departments such as law enforcement and performance evaluation were also sent there. They used the annual performance evaluation, supervision and other tasks to gradually clean up the border troops and slowly remove those who undermined military discipline.

It is like cutting meat with a blunt knife. It will not provoke collective confrontation from the border troops and will peacefully complete the work of purifying the border troops.

The entire army consists of these major parts. In addition, there is the training of soldiers during the slack season. This is also the job of the Military Academy. When it comes to local areas, it is the job of the hundreds of generals in each county.

On the other hand, Wang Yan also brought into play the role of local forces in maintaining stability. All local forces have the responsibility to maintain local public security. In other words, for various criminal issues, local forces only need to arrest them, and if there is resistance during the arrest, they can just kill them.

The county-level troops are the main force for protecting the territory and the people. Their duties are the same as those of the county-level troops, and they operate throughout the county. At the same time, they have the power to mobilize county-level troops and temporarily mobilize registered militia to launch attacks on some resistance forces within the country, such as illegal and criminal gangs that gather in the mountains and forests, and local wealthy families that are involved with these mountain bandits and water bandits.

This arrangement was, of course, an overstepping of authority, as it deprived local officials of their power to enforce the law; who was a criminal was not defined by the county magistrate but was freely defined by the local military.

This move naturally met with opposition, and there were a lot of voices calling for the execution of Wang Yan. All officials firmly disagreed with the implementation of this plan.

So Wang Yan made a second choice and said that at the local level, county officials could ask for assistance from local troops. At the same time, local troops could enforce the law freely if they encountered criminals during patrols.

At the same time, Wang Yan also explained the reasons to Yang Guang. Yang Guang, who had already supported him, continued to support him. All officials could reluctantly accept this result, and thus this power was established.

In ancient times, transportation was poor and local big households were deeply rooted. In fact, it didn't matter who was given power. In the end, it was all the cooperation of local big households. The so-called one side became stronger, it's better to say that one side was deeply involved with the local big households. Everyone was in collusion, and the local big households were willing to cooperate.

After all, county officials are all temporary officials. They stay for a few years and then leave. They can never be better than local tycoons. Since the establishment of the Chinese system, countless local officials have died. Some died of illness, some died of fire, some died of falling from heights, and in short, they all died of accidents. But there can't be so many accidents...

In addition to these, Wang Yan re-planned the logistics supply route. Combining inland waterway transportation, offshore shipping, and the available food in various places, he optimized the logistics supply, increased the speed, and reduced the loss on the road.

At the same time, the supply of local troops was also determined, and the share that local governments needed to bear was determined. Food was solved directly on the spot, and the court would make up for it in other ways. At the same time, local troops were also allocated some fields, which could be used to supplement a considerable part of the consumption, or to grow more vegetables, so that they could eat better.

The main purpose is to reduce food transportation, reduce losses and save costs.

As for other weapons, warships, etc., there have always been people who study them and have a complete industry. However, after the separation of military and political affairs, the relevant personnel originally belonging to various departments were transferred to the Wubei Hall.

Wang Yan had no control over other places, but now he was in charge of the army of the Great Sui Dynasty. The various production personnel and laborers involved were also in the millions. The Great Sui Dynasty had a standing force of more than 600,000 soldiers, and the number of people serving these people was more than 1.6 million. There were a lot of people who raised horses, cultivated land, cooked food, transported goods, and produced products.

The Sui Dynasty was now truly a nouveau riche, and would not spend its money. Driven by maritime trade, the wealth that was constantly shipped back pushed the Sui Dynasty to its peak with each shipload.

The business of the Sui Dynasty was developing, productivity was improving, the situation was very good, and it could support many things.

Therefore, Wang Yan improved the treatment of soldiers and at the same time determined the basic salary for various craftsmen, adding piece-rate wages. The name of the craftsman was stamped on the shaft and arrowhead of each feather arrow, which facilitated piece-rate counting and subsequent quality management.

The biggest expense is that the military is exempt from labor service, and there is no forced assignment, but people are paid to do the work. This greatly improves the enthusiasm, and at the same time, the money paid by the military will flow back from other channels.

If there is no comprehensive return, the big investors will be killed.

This is what Wang Yan said to Yang Guang. Yang Guang was also worried about how to spend the money. What restricted his spending was manpower and land resources, not money itself.

Now Wang Yan gave him another long speech. He had also been thinking about it for many years. Anyway, he had no place to spend the money and the gold and silver were piled up into mountains, so he might as well spend it.

After all, there are a lot of gold and silver mines overseas, all full of money.

So Yang Guang agreed to start with the military as a pilot project...

In fact, Yang Guang could also feel the prosperity of the Sui Dynasty. Since the maritime trade, the salaries of officials have been raised several times. The first commercial tax was also collected. Although Yang Guang knew there must be something fishy, ​​it was also a huge figure that he had never expected.

In general, as long as Yang Guang did not torture the common people to death and did not force the wealthy to death, the Sui Dynasty would still be very stable. The only worry is that if he used too much force, he would lose the support of the people, and the wealthy would be instigated to rebel, and the smoke of war would spread everywhere, which would be terrible.

So Wang Yan kept persuading Yang Guang, but Yang Guang was always impatient and eager to make the Sui Dynasty reach his ideal state...

"Okay, you always say this to me every time I see you, how could I not know? It's just that this country is so fascinating..."

Yang Guang waved his hand impatiently and asked, "How is the arrangement of the thing you mentioned going? When will it start?"

"Your Majesty, you are anxious again."

Wang Yan smiled and said, "Now that the rules have been set, it will take at least a year or two to complete the rotation of local defenses. The border troops also need to be stabilized, and the transportation of military supplies needs to be adjusted. Killing a family is a small matter, but we have killed a lot. Your Majesty, have you forgotten that when I was suppressing the rebellion in Bingzhou last time, the court was clamoring endlessly, as if my Great Sui Dynasty would perish in an instant.

Without making full preparations, we dare not act rashly. If the whole world rebels, how will it end? Your Majesty, don't be impatient. You must take action by the end of next year at the latest to test the quality of these big families. "

Yang Guang let out a long breath and said unwillingly, "Then wait a little longer."

"Your Majesty, how is the canal going?"

Speaking of this, Yang Guang laughed and said, "Your method is still very useful now. It was supposed to be a one-year project, but it was actually completed in just nine months. The people I sent down said that the surrounding counties that had been conscripted for labor were much busier and business was indeed booming.

The same is true in Luoyang. Last time you said that working in winter was too hard, so I thought about easing the labor service, giving more money and food, and issuing cotton clothes. Those who are willing to work can continue to work, and those who are unwilling to work can go home. Unexpectedly, the number of people did not decrease. Instead, many people heard the news and took the initiative to come to work. They said they would work until the twelfth lunar month and then go home, and come again after the Lantern Festival, and so on until the beginning of spring.

You didn't go to Luoyang, but I went there last month. It's really lively there, with many wine shops and shops selling daily necessities. I heard from Yuwen Kai that it's gradually getting more lively there, and they're making a lot of money. They all say I'm a saintly king. Ziyan, you've done a great job."

"What merit have I made? Your Majesty cares about the people and wants them to live a good life, so the people will naturally be grateful for your kindness."

Yang Guang laughed out loud, very satisfied.

Yang Guang did not necessarily look down on the common people. He might even frown when he saw them. He did not like the strange smell on the common people, the dirtiness of the common people, and their yellow teeth.

But if the people praised him, he would not object, and would even feel very pleased with himself.

So Wang Yan continued to flatter: "The ancient saintly emperors, Yao, Shun, Yu and Tang, are not even a fraction as good as Your Majesty."

"It's over, it's over. How can I compare to them?"

"How can Your Majesty be inferior to them? It is only a matter of time. Your Majesty will not be on the throne for long. If you can make achievements in civil and military affairs for another ten or eight years, Your Majesty will be the greatest emperor in the history. No, the greatest emperor for all time!"

"You are the only one who can talk." Yang Guang shook his head in amusement, then asked seriously, "Yang Su, what do you think?"

"Your Majesty, I usually don't look at him. The old man is too annoying."

"It won't be annoying anytime soon..."

Wang Yan raised his eyebrows, as if he was surprised: "He wants to rebel?"

Yang Guang glanced at it and said lazily, "The will left by my father has not been found yet. And that old man Gao Jiong has also disappeared without a trace. Yu Wenzhi has searched for a long time but found nothing. It was Yang Su who did it at that time, so I have to suspect him."

Wang Yan suddenly realized, and then smiled and said: "Well, Yang Su is dead, and the Hongnong Yang family will be hit hard. Your Majesty has achieved multiple goals. Your Majesty, do you want me to mobilize troops..."

"Why use a butcher knife to kill a chicken? It's just right for Yu Wenzhi to do such a small thing."

Yang Guang laughed, and Wang Yan smiled along with him...

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